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More from Lhasa and surrounding area
Up the mountain from Lhasa: Pabongka Monastery
Our walk up the drive to Pabongka Monastery
Brave or foolish?
Close look at yaks
Traditional yak butter candles are now vegetable oil because yak better burns with dark damaging smoke.
Handling the mouse problem
Heading for a long hike to the nunnery (some of us rode)!
The women were gathering apricots.
While the men watched.
Up the mountain from Lhasa: Chupsang Nunnery
Chupsang Nunnery women are cooking and preparing tea.
Sun reflectors heat the water.
There are prayer flags stretching across many of the mountain ravines.
The hikers arrive to Chupsang and we are invited in for tea.
Lunch
Row of prayer drums.
Sera Monastery
Heading through town for Sera Monastery.
Every monastery has rows and rows of holy books. This is how they are created.
Part of the training of monks is vigorous debates of the age-old Buddhist scripture in the courtyard. The hand raised in the middle is about to make a loud slap to emphasize the point.
It was active and noisy and serious business; they were clearly enjoying it.
After the debate, this monk came in and the monks began chanting and singing.
Always beautiful mountains in the background.
At the market again.
Later, we walked back to the Jokhang market.
Shopping!
Another pilgrim prostrating himself with each step to the Temple.
Goodbye to our hotel in Lhasa.